Woman dead in sex game gone wrong

A KILLER who choked a woman to death while they had sex faces years in jail.

Mark Bruce, 32, met Chloe Miazek, 20, at a bus stop in the early hours of the morning on November 3 after both had left separate nights out in Scotland.

Ms Miazek had been drinking with friends in the city before being thrown out of a nightclub for being drunk.

She walked to a bus stop where Bruce, who had also been drinking heavily, arrived just moments after leaving a nearby pub. They struck up a conversation before heading to his flat.

Chloe Miazek’s body was found in a flat in Aberdeen

The High Court in Aberdeen, Scotland, heard how the pair had a "shared interest" in "erotic asphyxiation" and that Ms Miazek had died in "seconds" after he had seized her neck during sex.

Hours later Bruce was seen on CCTV leaving his flat and wandering the streets for over an hour before walking to the local police station where he buzzed an intercom and said: "I've done something terrible".

Advocate depute Jo McDonald said an officer asked him to clarify and he said: "I've killed someone. There's a female in my bed."

Mark Bruce pleaded guilty to culpable-homicide for the death of Chloe Miazek

She said: "His explanation is he placed his hands around her neck during sexual intercourse and the evidence is consistent with that.

"The evidence suggests death is likely to have been quick - seconds rather than minutes. The extent of the injuries suggested not much force being used.

"During a medical examination the accused indicated to the doctor they had had intercourse around 3.30am and the forensic findings confirm that."

Bruce, 32, had originally faced a charge of murder. He pleaded guilty to a charge of culpable homicide.

Defence advocate Brian McConnachie QC said: "Evidence has been disclosed to the defence from a previous partner that sexual asphyxiation was something Miss Miazek was interested in.

"Her former partner always declined.

"I don't wish to sound like I'm suggesting she was the author of her own misfortune but it is a significant factor.

"The accused can't recall the specifics of what went on but it seems that they had something of a shared interest in that particular practice.

"He recalls that all of a sudden it changed from everything being all right to her being dead.

"It is accepted by the Crown that there was no intention to kill and no wicked recklessness to suggest a murderous purpose."

Judge Lord Kinclaven deferred sentence until April 5 a the High Court in Edinburgh and remanded Bruce in custody.

In a statement released through police after Ms Miazek's death, her parents, Bob and Theresa, said her killing was "difficult to comprehend".

They said: "We are absolutely devastated following the death of our beautiful daughter and sister, Chloe.

"She was in the prime of her life and had so much to look forward to and it is difficult for us to comprehend that she is not here with us today.

"Chloe was a loving daughter to Bob and Theresa, sister to Nathan and friend to many, including at her work at supermarket Tesco.

"She will be sorely missed and we ask for privacy as we try to come to terms with her untimely death."

This article originally appeared on The Sun and has been republished here with permission.